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If a person (or an animal) is cross-eyed, both eyes turn in towards the nose instead of looking straight ahead together. The two eyes are not aiming at the same spot.
If a person (or an animal) is cross-eyed如果一個人(或動物)是cross-eyed, both eyes turn in towards the nose兩隻眼睛會往鼻子方向內偏 instead of looking straight ahead together而不是一起直視前方。The two eyes兩隻眼睛 are not aiming at the same spot沒有對準同一個點。
Some people are born this way; sometimes it is only slight, and glasses or an operation can help. Children may use the word in a teasing way, which is — the eyes are just built that way.
Some people有些人 are born this way天生就是這樣; sometimes有時候 it is only slight只是輕微的, and而 glasses or an operation眼鏡或手術 can help可以有幫助。Children小孩 may use the word in a teasing way可能會用這個字來取笑人, which is unkind這樣不太好, the eyes眼睛 are just built that way天生就是長那樣而已。
People also stretch it: “this page is making me go cross-eyed” means the print or the pattern is so busy that your eyes feel tired and will not settle.
People人們 also stretch it也會延伸這個字: "this page is making me go cross-eyed"「this page is making me go cross-eyed」 means意思是 the print or the pattern is so busy印刷或圖案太雜亂 that your eyes feel tired and will not settle讓你的眼睛覺得累、沒辦法對焦。
Though actually, do not mix this with British “squint.” In Britain, a squint often means the same problem with the eyes; in American English, to squint is usually just to narrow your eyes in bright light.
Though actually不過其實, do not mix this with British "squint."不要把這個字跟英式的「squint」搞混。In Britain在英國, a squint squint often means常常指的是 the same problem with the eyes同樣的眼睛問題; in American English在美式英文裡, to squint squint is usually just通常只是 to narrow your eyes in bright light在強光下瞇眼睛。
And it is not “cross” as in a bit angry. The feeling and the eyes are different words that happen to look alike.
And而且 it它 is not "cross" as in a bit angry不是「有點生氣」的那個「cross」。The feeling and the eyes這個感覺和這個眼睛的用法 are different words是不同的字 that happen to look alike只是剛好長得很像。
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
cross-eyedadj
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Having both eyes oriented inward, especially involuntarily.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。